Sea Holly - Eryngium planum purple and requires little maintenance once

and requires little maintenance once it gets going

and look somewhat similar to a Japanese maple

It tends to make abundant seeds

With its clusters of delicate red flowers and tough leaves

Sea Holly - Eryngium planum purple and requires little maintenance onceSea Holly is a long lived perennial, and will treat you with it's globes of spikey flowers for years if you give it the care it needs. Luckily, it's pretty accommodating. As long as you give it full sun and well draining soil, the plant will usually become well established. It has low water requirements, and is tolerant of poor or salty soils typical of the coastal regions. It is also relatively pest free, and requires little maintenance once it gets